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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1991

CLOSURE OF SHEK KWU CHAU VIETNAMESE DETENTION CENTRE

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THE SHEK KWU CHAU DETENTION CENTRE WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER OF THE LAST 800 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TO OTHER CAMPS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

THE CENTRE, WHICH WAS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE POLICE, HAS BREN MANAGED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) AND THE SOCIETY FOR THE AID AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG ABUSERS.

THE CENTRE WAS BROUGHT INTO USE IN JULY THIS YEAR WHEN ARRIVALS FROM VIETNAM REACHED A LEVEL OF OVER 100 A DAY.

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THE CENTRE HAD BEEN USED FIVE TIMES SINCE 1989 TO ACCOMMODATE VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS.

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"WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO SARDA AND THE VOLUNTEERS FOR MANAGING THE CENTRE FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AND THUS HELPING HONG KONG OUT A DIFFICULT TIME," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

263 VM'S RETURNED TODAY

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A GROUP OF 263 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (TUESDAY) RETURNED VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 99 MEN, 63 WOMEN, 53 BOYS AND 48 THE 74TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THE TOTAL

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GIRLS, THEY WERE

NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE TO 11,555 THE

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 5,259 MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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NO NOMINATION FOR LEGCO BY-ELECTION TODAY

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NO NOMINATION IS RECEIVED TODAY (TUESDAY) FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY-ELECTION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WEST CONSTITUENCY.

THE

NOMINATION PERIOD

FOR THE BY-ELECTION,

DECEMBER 8, WILL CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 18.

ΤΟ BE HELD ON

TWO NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED ON THE FIRST DAY OF NOMINATION

YESTERDAY.

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